Bicycle Maintenance, Rusted Chain
A couple months of neglect in my garage in a cold wet winter had rusted my bicycle chains into ovals that very much wanted to hold their shape. An hour of brushing with a dish brush and warm soapy water got most of the rust off and most of the links move in about the usual way now. There are still occasional clumps of 2-3 links that are pretty set in their shape, whatever shape they were left in when I put the bike away in December. I'm hoping repeated applications of WD-40 (which the chain has been pretty well soaked in now, to not leave the thing with warm soapy water as its lubricant) and some peddling will eventually break them and bend them to my will. Now, to bike to the gym and bike past Tags on the way home with more lubricants.
Also, the soapy water for the chain and soap I cleaned my hands with after were Dr Bronner's. While it is the timecube of soap, damn that stuff is good on bike grease.
Also, the soapy water for the chain and soap I cleaned my hands with after were Dr Bronner's. While it is the timecube of soap, damn that stuff is good on bike grease.